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SWAMI SIVANANDA
Published By
THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
P.O. SHIVANANDANAGAR—249 192
Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh,
Himalayas, India.
PUBLISHERS’ NOTE
H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj is renowned, not only for the versatile and prolific
output of literature on spiritual topics, but also because of his lucid, succinct and direct way of
presenting them. In countless hearts he has kindled the light of spiritual aspiration; in numerous
minds he has effected the dawn of divine illumination. He has done so, among other means, through
his never-ceasing flow of publications.
Thus Awakens Swami Sivananda is a pocket-treasure, every sentence of which charges the
reader with a wave of spiritual exhilaration, giving him a flash of divine awakening, however
momentary it might be. Constant study of this booklet, meditation on the truths embodied in it and
flowering them in one’s practical life, will surely make one a divine being on earth.
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CONTENTS
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ONE TRUTH
There is only one Caste—
The Caste of HUMANITY.
There is only one Religion—
The Religion of LOVE.
There is only one Commandment—
The Commandment of TRUTHFULNESS.
There is only one Law—
The Law of CAUSE and EFFECT.
There is only one God—
The Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient Lord.
There is only one Language—
The Language of HEART or the Language of SILENCE.
APHORISMS OF SIVANANDA
1. Life is meant to attain God.
7. Never hurt other’s feelings. Bear insult and injury. Forgive. Be kind.
2. The Eternal Voice speaks within the core of your heart. Wake up! Thou art the Immortal,
all-blissful Spirit. ‘Tat Twam Asi’.
3. Awake! Arise! O Man! You are a pilgrim on the path of Truth. You are Divine. Find the
way back to your spiritual abode of eternal bliss.
5. Look not outside for light, peace, joy and bliss but look within.
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12. Come then. Tarry not. Falter not. March onward, forward, and Godward. Your goal is to
realise the forgotten oneness with God.
13. The foundation of spiritual life is self-control. Ever lead a life of righteousness or
Dharma.
REAL RELIGION
1. Real religion is living, not speaking or showing
3. Real religion is the religion of the heart. The heart must be purified first.
8. Give. Learn to give. Give in plenty. Give with love. Give without expectation of fruits.
11. Reform is not external change. It is the internal change in man which only comes
through developing spiritual outlook.
12. If there is no spiritual outlook, social and political reforms are mere mockery.
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REAL RELIGION
13. Moksha is the life in the eternal. It is freedom from egoism, attachment, fear, lust, birth
and death.
14. Doubt not. Doubts delay. Om is unto me, the joy and the rejoicing of my heart.
15. Meditation gradually offers you the eternal light and intuition.
16. With the mind illumined by the power of meditation know Brahman, the Immortal,
attain HIM, O My Friend, the one Goal to be attained.
4. To know Brahman hidden in the lotus of the heart is to untie the knot of ignorance.
8. Time is life.
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17. Be contented with what you have but be discontented with what you are.
18. Prayer is the heavenward soaring of the soul on the wings of faith and devotion.
19. Faith reasons not, but believes and enters the Divine realm fearlessly.
2. Consciousness is Infinite, and being above time is Immortal. This alone can be the truth.
4. Through Knowledge of Brahman comes power, victory over death, immortality and
everlasting bliss.
5. In truth, there is no atheist in this world. Everybody wants happiness. Everyone tries to
get happiness. Happiness is God.
8. To have triumph over the mind and lower nature is the greatest culture or civilisation.
9. Matter should not rule life, but life should rule matter.
10. You make your life, your world, by your own thought.
12. There is nothing in this world which one may not attain by right exertion.
13. Peace should be found at home first, and in the heart of man, and then let him talk of
world peace.
14. Unity should be found at home first and then let them talk of world unity.
15. Behaviour is a basis for inferring about the inner consciousness of man.
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LIGHT THAT REVEALS BLISS
16. A Guru exerts his influence on his student by his teachings, example, thought, touch and
graceful look.
3. He who feels as his own, the joys and sorrows of others is a true Yogi.
4. A seeker of Truth must possess faith, hope, courage, dispassion and self-restraint and
burning aspiration.
5. Do not perform any action which your own heart feels shame to do.
6. What your heart feels no shame to do, what satisfies your conscience, is indeed righteous
action.
7. Renunciation is renunciation of the ego, of selfishness and desires; but not of life.
9. The end of wisdom is to realise the identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul or
Brahman.
10. Brahman or the Eternal is the end of the Journey. He is the Supreme Goal.
WISDOM SPARKS
1. Wash the mind with the water of Lord’s Name and clean it of the dirt of hatred, anger and
jealousy.
5. The Lord dwells even in a single leaf, or in a blade of grass or in a drop of water.
7. God reveals Himself to those who are humble, simple and pure.
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8. Cultivate peace in the garden of your heart by removing the weeds of lust, hatred, greed
and selfishness.
9. Follow the instructions of your master and the teachings of the scriptures to the very
letter.
10. Do not fight for rights. Think more of your duty and less about your rights.
11. Worry does great harm to the body and the mind.
14. Pray to the Almighty for help and guidance. Thirst for His grace.
SAYINGS
Think what is good, speak what is good, do what is good. You will soon enter the kingdom
of Immortal Bliss.
Do not waste this Human life, stand not ashore watching the waves of worldliness to subside
for a bath of spiritual bliss.
The formula for success is D plus E plus F. D is discrimination, E is exertion and F is faith.
A woman without chastity is like a chariot without wheels or a Veena without strings.
The world will exist only if people become moral and spiritual.
Life without lust, egoism, greed, anger and pride is itself divine life.
Kirtan is the easiest, cheapest, quickest, surest, safest way to attain God-realisation.
Do not complain that there is no time for Sadhana. Reduce sleep and tall talk. Get up at 4
a.m.
No progress in the spiritual path is possible without the grace of the Guru.
Guru is the place of pilgrimage. Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, Parvathi, Indra, all Devas and sacred
rivers are in Him.
Your money belongs to the Lord. You have no business to keep more than what you need.
Within you is hidden God. Within you is the fountain of joy. Within you is the ocean of
bliss.
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SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES
SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES
The entrance into the higher meditative life depends upon the grace of God.
The higher meditative life demands tremendous humility, serenity and courage.
In higher meditative life the senses and the mind are completely subdued. There is no more
use of the mind, emotions and imaginations.
In higher meditation the Yogi withdraws himself completely and enters into the state of
consciousness above the mind and intellect. He is conscious only of Pure Being.
In Samadhi or the superconscious state the Yogi abandons the sense of his own being and
enters into the Being of God.
Spiritual experience will come to you when you are ready, but not before.
There is inner unfolding from level to level in your spiritual experience. Wait patiently.
Plod on in your Sadhana with purity and courage.
Like draws like on your spiritual journey. You are never really left alone. You will get help
from Yogis and Saints internally, from different parts of the world. Their spiritual vibrations will
elevate and inspire you.
Meditate and enter into the realm of radiant light. There are no limitations; here there is no
worry, there are no obstacles.
There is no time or space. In that holy realm there is no fear, no doubt, no indecision. It is all
eternal joy, bliss, peace and happiness.
MORALITY
Morality is the gateway to religion.
Morality is the gateway to bliss immortal.
The aim of morality is to raise man to the level of divinity by transforming his own nature.
Be good; do good. This is the essence of morality.
IMMORALITY
It is immoral to drink liquor.
It is immoral to hurt others.
It is immoral to give way to anger.
It is immoral to tell lies or deceive others.
It is immoral to entertain lustful thoughts.
It is immoral to hate or cavil others.
It is immoral to burst out in anger.
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VIRTUE
Virtue is the root of happiness; therefore be virtuous.
Virtue will open the gates of immortality to receive you.
Virtue has divinity behind it; wherever is divinity there is virtue.
Virtue does not come from money; but every good of man comes from virtue.
VOICE OF SIVA
Think truly. Speak truly. Live truly. Act truly.
If you want quick progress in the spiritual life, if you are to attain God realisation, then
adhere to truth without any selfish consideration.
Truth is the very core and essence of the law of God, which is the foundation of all spiritual
practices and divine life.
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MY MISSION
MY MISSION
I organise medical missions of relief as means of promoting the spirituality of Universal
brotherhood and peace.
I organise moral missions to directly preach the gospel of Universal fellowship and the
fundamental unity of mankind. This also will promote world peace. There will be cultural conquest
or triumph of truth through Dharma or righteousness.
I do not believe in the military conquest, achieved by force and violence. I believe in moral
conquest, conquest of hearts, conquest by love and establishing the spiritual empire of
righteousness, without any geographical and national frontiers.
The Divine Life Society branches, the Divine Life members and the Divine Life
Conferences are doing wonderful work towards the establishment of Universal brotherhood, world
peace and Universal Atmanhood.
My work is to rouse the religious consciousness, the awareness of the essential divinity of
man.
I have laid great emphasis in all my writings upon the discipline of the outgoing senses,
conquest of the mind, purification of the heart and attainment of inner peace and strength.
I have appeared in this age to indicate the way unto men. The way is: simplify your life,
purify your heart. Slay egoism, and pride, cultivate cosmic love, practise self-discipline. Serve all.
Love all. Hear, reflect, meditate. Enquire and know Thyself. Live in the Eternal.
2. I am a true Christian, a true Musalman, a true Hindu, a true Buddhist, a true Sikh and a
true Parsi.
3. I can come nearer to you, but you must draw me by a purified heart and a strong, pure will.
4. No religion has monopoly over Truth or God. Each has a particular feature which it
specially treasures, but there are also essential aspects common to all.
5. All prophets have only delivered and proclaimed in different languages the same
principles of Eternal Goodness and Eternal Truth.
7. Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished
creation.
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8. Man is spiritually impoverished. He has the need for religion. And there is a need for
co-operation among religions.
9. Man’s pilgrimage through the many to the one is the most sacred pilgrimage. His
pilgrimage is his journey through sorrow and pain to the goal of bliss in God.
10. Money can help you to get medicines but not health. Money can help you to get soft
pillows, but not sound sleep. Money can help you to get material comforts, but not eternal bliss.
Money can help you to get ornaments, but not beauty. Money will help you to get an electric
earphone, but not natural hearing. Attain the supreme wealth wisdom, you will have everything.
11. Pain and death exist. Their ultimate cause is ignorance. Their cure is knowledge of
Brahman or experience of the eternal bliss of the Supreme Self.
12. One need not necessarily or always have to wait for another birth to enjoy the fruits of
present Karmas. According to the demerit of the Karmas one can experience their fruits within
years, months, weeks, or days.
13. Ethics and spiritual practices open the door to Truth or the spirit.
14. Let your service be free from the taint of seeking recognition, power or position. Let
your motive be altruistic.
15. Sacrifice means an act directed to the welfare of all life without receiving or desiring a
return for it, either of a temporal or spiritual nature.
16. Cultivate cosmic love. Cultivate divine love. It will finally merge in the ocean of beauty,
Truth and Bliss.
17. Endeavour enables man to endure and endurance stimulates his endeavour.
18. Purification, illumination, unification, perfection and liberation are the stages in the
spiritual path.
20. Swim in the ocean of spiritual awareness. Enjoy the stupendous stillness of
God-consciousness. Plunge in the river of eternal life. Behold the eternal light of Divine Beauty.
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DISTINCT FEATURES OF SELF-CULTURE
2. Culture is that which is related to the Good, which springs from the good and also
promotes the good.
3. Goodness of being and doing constitutes the rock bottom of one’s life.
4. The gospel of life is a gospel of non-attachment, of the immortality of the soul, of the
ultimate liberation of the soul.
5. Truth is the basic law of life. Truth is a means and the goal ultimate.
6. Truth is justice, fairplay and adherence to the fundamental laws of ethics of right conduct.
9. Truth is the law of unselfish love for the individual and the world alike.
14. Love thinks of no evil, asks nothing for itself in return, imputes no motive and sees only
the bright side.
16. Self-sacrifice, charity, and asceticism are the very bases of well-being.
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21. Unselfishness and inward peace are the distinct features of self-culture.
2. The Pure Eternal Atman is Sareera Traya Vilakshana, Panchakosha Vyatirikta and
Avastha Trayarahita.
3. The language of Brahman is silence. His law is harmony. His nature is abiding peace.
9. Discrimination and purity are the hubs in which the axle of Truth is fixed.
10. Truthfulness and love are the wings which raise us to God.
12. Kanchana, Kamini and Kirthi—these three K’s are the enemies of wisdom. Embrace
poverty, observe chastity, and practise humility; and you can be free from them.
16. Hook the fish of desire by abstinence. Remove the darkness of ignorance by the light of
knowledge.
17. Samadhi is the highest bliss. It is the experience of the light of the Absolute and the end
of all relative existence.
18. ‘OM’ is a guide for the knowledge of the Self and a key to unlock the door of Moksha.
19. Liberation is not merely the absence of all misery. It is a state of Bliss.
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TWENTY SWEETEST DROPS FROM “AMBROSIA”
SPARKS OF INTUITION
1. God is the Oasis in the desert of mundane Life.
2. There is neither old age nor death for you; Friend! why do you weep? Assert, ‘I am the
Wisdom, Immortal, the Homogeneous Essence, all-pervading like the Sky’.
3. You are neither born nor dead. You are the pure attributeless Brahman. How can there be
bondage and liberation for you, O Child!
4. O Friend! why do you weep? Drink the nectar of Immortality. Become the Self of the self.
5. Know the One Pure Consciousness which is without thought and mind. Know the One
Consciousness which is without senses, Prana and intellect.
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6. The Cause (Pure Consciousness) pervades the effect. The effect does not pervade the
Cause. The effect is unreal. Therefore take hold of the Cause, the Real.
7. Commune with the indweller (God) through meditation and heartfelt prayer. Lay bare the
troubles of your heart to Him. He will instil in you spiritual strength and Wisdom.
8. Meditation gives comfort, strength, peace, poise, success and develops your personality.
Therefore meditate regularly.
9. By worrying all your energies are wasted. No useful purpose is served thereby. So give up
all worries. Pray to God. All worries will end.
11. You are Pure and Bodiless. You have no mind. You are the Immortal, all-pervading
Atman, the Supreme Truth. Assert This. Feel This. Realise this and be free, O Friend!
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